What do you do for a living? ENT doctor specializing in problems of the ear, nose and throat (ENT), allergies, sinus disease and skin cancers.

What are some of the highlights of your career so far? Running a family-centered ear, nose and throat practice, Allergy and Sinus Center — with an awesome staff and my beautiful and lovely wife as practice administrator.

What are some of the major health concerns the public should be aware of? Half of all Americans will develop at least one skin cancer in their lifetime. Most of us don’t think it will ever happen to us.

How did you choose Tuscarawas County, specifically Dover, as the site for your practice? Beautiful countryside, wonderful people, great quality of life.

How do you relax? Working on the “hobby farm,” restoring old oil paintings, reading, hanging out with friends and family!

What’s the title of the last book you read? “How to Raise Chickens: Everything you need to know.”

What’s your favorite TV show? Homeland.

If you were not a doctor, what other career would you pursue? I really love what I do, and hope to do it for another 25 years. However, I sometimes fantasize about working in the arts as an actor or art dealer. Teaching also would be great.

People would be surprised to know ... Before medical school, I had a struggling career as an actor in NYC and LA, making most of my acting income doing commercials and daytime TV, but I was once in the opening five minutes of a B-film titled “Showdown” (1993) in which I had a fake beer bottle (made of sugar, actually) smashed over my head, and then I was tossed over a couch by a very large, party-crashing thug — what a hoot.

Family Yeah, I love my family more than anything: My wonderful wife, Melissa, daughter Lucy, son Jonas, living happily with ... a pony, a goat, two dogs, two cats, three turtles, two hens ... and a partridge in a pear tree.